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!
! MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Established June 28, 1901.
FRENCH BROAD NEWS
Established May 16, 1907.
I Consolidated Nov. 2, 1911
Published TWICE A WEEK Tuesdays and Fridays
THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MA DISON COUNTY
MARSHALL, N.C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1930
VOL. XXIX
4 Pages This Issue
IT HIE
TILLMAN GOSNELL
PASSES SUDDENLY
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF
LAUREL SECTION LAID .
TO REST SUNDAY
Friends of the deceased were very
much shocked to learn of the sudden
going Saturday of Mr. Tillman Gos
nell, age 59, of near Revere. He
died about one o'clock P. M., Satur
day, of double pneumonia, having
been seriously ill only since Thurs
day before. It is said that he work
ed all day Tuesday, the day of the
election, and that Wednesday, while
working in tobacco, began to feel
somewhat ill and grew worse until
the end. Mr. Gosnell is survived by
his wife and ten children. He is sur
vived also by three brothers, Henry
and Neil of Madison County,- and
"Son" of South Carolina. He slso
leaves two sisters, Mrs. Vina Ram
sey of Walnut, Alesie Bullman of
Revere. Funeral services were from
the home Sunday conducted by Rev,
Malley Rice and Rev. Bob Freeman
interment following at the home
cemetery. Monday's Asheville Cit
izen had the following to say about
Mr. Gosnell:
Death Saturday removed Tilman
Gosnell, 59, one of the most success
ful moonshine still raiders and one
.of the most unique law enforcement
officers Madison County has eve' had
Mr. Gosnell, an influential farmer
in the Revere section of Laurel, died
at his home of double pneumonia
contracted several days earlier. Fu
neral services were conducted yester
day afternoon and interment was in
the family burial plot near t.o home.
An unusually large concourse of
friends was present for the services,
among them Sheriff J. J. Bailey, of
Buncombe county, under whom (he
dead man served in Madison county
as an officer, and members of Sheriff
Byy"w-famiiyi' --ntr"""""1 " "
vived by ten children and a r.umber
of grand children.
"Gifted" Raider
Those'who were associated with
Gosnell as an officer declared that he
was "gifted"' as a still raider. Al
though a native of the mountain
section he became a sworn enemy of
moonshining and moonshiners. As
is not altogether unusual, he devel
oped a superstition in his work as an
officer and followed his "hunches"
with remarkable success. For many
years he had kept a hat which he re
served for wear only on still raiding
occasions and claimed never to have
missed finding a still when wearing
the hat. He still had the hat when
he died.
He had a method of locating stills
nthrr officers said he employed
also with phenomenal success. He;
always carried a lame jack krife ;
which enabled him to determine,
whether stills were at the hcds of
streams he crossed. He opened the
large blade of the knife and stuck
the knife in the sand of the stream s
bed. If a still was above, it was
only a short time until the "beer"
sediment had settled in the groove
of the knife's handle.
There are many amusing stories ot
Gosnell's methods and eerienecs
a8 a moonshine raider, a career
which he pursued alone most of the f
time he was an officer. 1
FORD SHOW
IN ASHEVILLE
Residents of Marshall ana mis ,
county will have an opportunity ,
"visit" the great plants of the Ford
Motor Company through the medium !
nf . sound motion picture w
hibited in Asheville this week, Mr.
Duckworth, local Ford dealer, an
nounced last week.
The movie will be a part of a Ford
show to be held beginning Nov 10
and continuing through Nov. 12 m
. lare tent on the Battery Park Hill
at AshevUle. 'ine" '
ta the nublic free of cnarge j
A, M. to 10 P. M. each day.
GET THE NEWS-RECORD UNTIL Begidea appealing to grown-up
JANUARY 1, I"1 F0R 25cdog lovers, the book would make an
ARMISTKE
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A BOOK FOR
DOG-LOVERS
The Asheville Society for the Pre-.
vention of Cruelty to Animals has ,
adopted an interesting and practical
method of deepening the public's j
sympathy with its work, and ai: o
with the view to obtaining needed (
revenue. '
The Soc;ety has just issued a lit-;
tie book with the title "Darkie and '
O'hrs, A Tale of a Man and his
Dogs", and is placing it on ?ale. The
Asheville Society is the first of its
kind to publish literature of this
character. The contorts of the book,
which is free from advertising or
propaganda, take the form of a nar
rative describing the author's close
intimacv with his dog companions
under varying circumstances and at
dWerent periods in his life,
from
hwhnod to aee. There is
no at-
ipmnt at the melodramatic
and the
does referred to were such as almost
home contains.
For this rea-
son the narrative should appeal to
everyone who values dogs, not so
much for their pedigrees, cost ro
direct services as for their wonder-
loyaity, devotion and compan-1
ovprvone who values dogs,
iionship. ..
nrt,P and Others", which sells
for fifty cents, postage five cents, E Graves.
was written by David McFall, Weav-'No 14 Township Tom Ogle, H. W.
erville, N. C, in a sincere and read- Gr00ms.
able style. A graceful preface wasNo 15 Township J. Carl Edwards,
tributed by a London, England, A H- Reese,
journalist to whom the story was
subminea in - -- -
ful frontispiece was ormwn u,
w n Davis Advertising
artist and the book was printed by
' fiiA Tnl.nd Press.
IBc i-RIRIT
of
excellenl gift for young reader.;, as
in an unobtrusive way it incu!cates
kindness to all of the world's lesser
folk.
LIST OF JURORS
LIST OF JURORS DRAWN FOR
NOVEMBR TERM SUPERIOR
COURT NOV. 24, 1930
No. 1 Township J. F. Crow, Jonah
Henderson, C. M. Burnett, Craig
L. Rudisill, D.'h. Price, J. W. Bui
net.t No. 2 Town-hip B. T. Hensley, J.
W. Gentry.
No. 3 Township O. W. Cftpp--
Frank Keith, D. H. Rice.
No. 4 Township A. L. Rice, Willard
Anderson.
No. 5 Township C. L. Willis.
No. G Township P. D. Marler, Ed
Reems.
No. 7 Township Jona Payne.
No. 8 Township H. G. Plemmons,
Floyd Askew, D. R. Ledford, B. C.
Meadows.
No 9 Township J. W. C. Lamb, W.
AT Ramsev.
No 10 Township J. R. Leake. John
Lewig
No n Township J. W. Pirshia, R.
p shook ,
No Vi lownsnip j. n.
N 13 Township S. L. Brown, A.
No -16 Township G. K. Cody, W.
Proffitt.
I.
J. Will Roberts, Register of
Deeds, and UlerK to eoara, ao nere-
by certify that the 86 foregoing
names is a true list as drawn irom
jury Box No. 1 Nov. 10, 1930.
j. WILL ROBERTS, Clerk.
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DAY
FRISBY SHOW
POSTPONED
The show which va to have leen
ven at Hot Sprin:s by Beii Fi'.sby
'.-t Friday was postponed for two
i'. -'eks, and will be given Friday,
November 21. The -how was post
poned on account of illness. Mr.
I'risby will appear at Beech Glenn
.. xl Friday, No.vr-.bi-r 1 1.
1 GRANDMA WAYBACK SAYS
When a man mamus a woman
' for her money he may collect
'.he principal but he usually los-
cs interest.
Most present sorrows, can be
traced to past pleasures.
A brute is a hrsband who'll
lie there and peacefully snore
while his wife is staying awake
5 to hear him tell secrets in his
sleep.
All the flappers would want
religion if it was good for the
figure and complexion.
The girl who raves over the
caveman of the movies usually
ends up by marrying a fellow
who squeals at the sight of a
spider.
Many a woman would be
thought an angel by her hus-
band if she didn't keep raising
the devil with him all the time.
The Pathfinder.
Mrs. Thompson (learning to dr'.ve)
."Henry, that little mirror up there
isn't set right."
Thompson "Isn't it?"
Mrs. Thompson 'No, I can't see
anything but the car behind."
MADISON'S ! FINE MEETING
NEW SHERIFF, AT ISLAND
Madi son Farmer
. At Election
The man who was elected last
Tuesday as Sheriff of Madison Coun
ty, while a fine citizen and popular
in his community, does not seem to
be well known throughout the coun
ty. Unlike most candidates for of-
fice, he received his election without
much effort on his part y."d without
meeting many of the people of the
county. Not expecting o be elect-'that no check was given "or amount
e .'. he did no put himself out 10 J paid at the other end. Fried chick-:-
r,l-e hands w', h every man, woman j en, beef and other meaU, together
an child in the cou.ny, as c;.n!i l.ros : with breads, sandwiches, salads etc
ioi omce usually no. As compara- were served as a first course, fc llow
jtively few people, even in Marshall, j ed by cake, pies, custards, and hot
j are personally icjuainted with Mr. j coffee. Well filled tables w3r prac
' Burnett, we regr.' that we do net j ncally exhausted when the people,
jhove a cut for thi; paper so as to j who appreciate something good to
; int.. educe him to our readers, b.it it ' eat, had finished. It was a mingling
lio cuv purpose ;p print hij lil-eness of town people with friend.? from the
in .ras paper in tao near future.
Iv'.i Burnett is - rr.a l of some 55
y:ii and has ,;:x living children, all ' string band and male quartet fur
0f whom are marrie 1 and have j nished the music. Mr. C. B. Mash
homes of their own except the old-! burn served most acceptably as
est son, Mr. E. O. Burnett, who is a
teacher in the Marshall school, this
I being his second year in that capaci -
! ty. The following children are liv -
I ing: E. O. Burnett, a member of the
Marshall school faculty; Ralph Bur-
nett, who is connected with 1 he
j Southern Railway at Asheville; Mrs.
iJ. A. Kice, Mrs. J. Keece, Marshall;
G. L. Burnett, State Highway Pa
trolman of Asheville; Mrs. Roy
Fisher, West Asheville.
Mr. Burnett has been a citizen of
Madison County for the last 30.
years. He came here from Green-
ville, S. C, marrying a Madison !
County lady, Miss Belzora McDar-
ris, who died in September, li)29.
Wo congratulate Mr. Burnett on
the honor which has come to him,
Position.'' fe'wVnM
f nil tha nitinns of Madison
County, especially in succeeding a
man who has had such experience
as cur present Sheriff. Mr R. R.
Ramsey, who has served most effi
ciently. HOT LUNCHES
SERVED NOW:
HOT LUNCH BEING SERVED
BY MARSHALL P. T. A.
Slar!;n? Monday, with Miss
Mayme Morrow in charge, the Mar
shall Parent'Tc-acher Association, .
cnope "a'.'mg with MUs Wliitlt-I. th '
Homo Economics Teacher, will serve
Hot Lunches at the school in
Home Economics room, to the
drcn, teachers, an 1 pnt'-or.s o1
school. Almost 100 vv.'
Monday. To those who cm a
to pay, this lunch will be s '.; .
1.rc t'cr person, or 5c per ilis::.
tr.e
d for
:. The
.no'.i'-
TV T. A. h:is adopted ! unit
islv"1 children who are not I'lia:. dai
ly able to pay for these hot luivi.es.
A substantial lunch, including milk
each day, may be secured fo; the
small sum of 15c.
This is "Visitors' Week." and the!
Association will welcome everyone i
who is in any way interested -n this,
work. Donations of foods oi any .
kind which can be used in prepara
tion of these lunches will be greatly,
appreciated. This is no a profit-
making undertaking, and the money
spent for lunches will
be used for
the purchase of
food for future
lunches.
With the moral and financial sup
port of our good citizens, this worthy
undertaking can be made a wonder
ful success. "Let's all help."
I
SOME COMMUNITY
SCENTERS
Pig
Goat
Polecat
Stockyards
Fish market
Glue factory
Fertilizer factory.
The Pathfinder.
i
Get-Together Last Saturday Enjoyed
By Large Crowd
The Get-Together Meeting on the
Island last Saturday was largely
attended and very much enjoyed by
those present. Two long tables had
been arranged on the ground cut" of
J i
uoors, and a sumptuous
dinner, contributed by those attend-
I ing, was spread upon these tables,
, and served in cafeteria stvle excenr
i roimtrv. Fnllnwinw tho rllrnov
cial hour was speaking and music. A
Master of Ceremonies. Dr. O. E.
' Sams of Mars Hill was the first cali-
, ed upon for a speech. Dr. Sams is
! a native of Madison County, and
after being away for a number of
years, as student and president of
colleges, is glad to be back to spend
the remainder of his life in t' e hills
of good old Madison. He is now
vice-president of Mars Hill College,
and spoke very highly of the work
being done there and its high-toned
atmosphere. Miss Mary E. Thomas
of the State Extension Department
was present and addressed the pco-
pie on Food, Food Values and the
i Preparation of Food, etc. Dr. W.
E. Finloy of White Rock was called
upon and spoke briefly of what can
j be grown in our county, as exhibited
IfnsrV'frf.W.-OM--W
' ton's work at Home Demonstration
Agent in the County, was read oy
Mrs. Crawford Bryan, following
which a paper on Woman's Work
was read by Mrs. C. R. Cohn. Mrs.
Coh'i was he fore mnrriare Miss Hal-
I lie
Silver of Marshall. The final ad
dress was made by Miss Cvatton,
wl o announced that there will be a
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neeting el A-H girls on i ouniy i-
enient Day, Friday at 10:1)0 A.
Mt Marshall H i a h School.
A radio had been installed by Mr.
Gibbs of Mars Hill and gurnished
entertainment for a number of peo
ple from th? entrance of the school
building.
AMERICAN
EDUCATION
WEEK
Raleigh, Oct. 2G. A publication,
giving many suggestion for making
the program for the observance of
American Education Week in the
public schools on November 10-16,
has just been issued by the StafJ
Superintendent of Public Instruction
and has been sent to all county and
city school superintendents for dis
tribution to teachers, principals and
supervisors.
Thi bulletin contains material
outlined day by day with reference
to the gem ral program of the' we'ek
and suggestions as to its adaption tq
the needs of the local community.
The general program as outlined is
as follows:
Monday, Nov. 10 The Schools
and the Enrichment of Human
Life
Tuesday, Nov. 11 How Schools
Promote Patriotism and World
Understanding
Wednesday, Nov. 12 The Schools
of Yesterday
Thursday, Nov. 13 The Schools
of Today
Friday, Nov. 14 - What the Schools
Have Helped the Individual to
Achieve
Saturday, Nov. IB What the
Schools Have Helped America to
Achieve
Sunday, Nov. 16 The Schools of
Tomorrow and the Future of A-merica